On June 22nd 2015, I published THE BEAST-- my first book. What a ride it has been so far!

I can't say if the book has done well, bad, or average. I can say that it has exceeded my expectations. The book began with a ranking in the millions (Kindle Version) and I have watched it slowly climb the rankings. To clarify, a low number is good for sales ranking. Meaning that #1 is good and every number after that is "less good". The ranking system is like a mountain and every time THE BEAST got its toes into a new foothold, it refused to go back. I remember thinking that it would be amazing if THE BEAST somehow was ranked above 10,000. Now it's average
seller ranking ranges between 7,000 and 10,000. I couldn't be more proud!

It hasn't been all rave reviews and perfection either. I've gotten my share of bad reviews that really did a number on me. But I'm not going to talk about that here. I'm going to cover my experience with bad reviews in another post to come. In this post, I want to talk about one of the great things that has come from publishing this book.

That great thing is that, two months into its publication, my book has found its way into the hands of one thousand people. I am insanely humbled and in awe at the idea of this. I have received several photos from people reading and holding THE BEAST. I've saved each of these photos and do plan to start some kind of WALL OF READERS or something on this blog. We'll see about that later though.

Right now I just want to take this chance to thank all of those people. Those that bought, shared, and reviewed THE BEAST-- Thank you! From the bottom of my heart, I thank you. Because of each one of you, my dreams are coming true. I can't say it enough...so... thank you <3 -Lindsay Mead

It's all available! Nook, Kindle, Paperback, and now you can get The Beast SIGNED! Price includes shipping. Order in the next few days to be included in the first shipment.

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How should I personalize it?

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Demon possession has swept through Glace's neighboring kingdom, turning humans into Hellhounds. These great, fanged wolves are wild, desperate, and hungry. Only the sworn Hunters have kept them back for five long, bloody years.

At the young age of fifteen, Belle LeClair became a Hunter. She no longer remembers how many hounds she's killed, or how many friends she's buried. Still, Belle leads the hunt till a tragedy forces her deep into the dark kingdom. Her heart will be turned, her loyalty tested— and fate will intervene.

Amid a backdrop of Steampunk inventions and a harsh winter landscape, The Beast is a re-imagining of the infamous love between a beauty and a beast.

Every now and again I swing over to goodreads and check on my book. After that major glitch where the star rating only reflected one bad review, I feel the need to keep a bit of an eye on it.

I checked last night and found a wonderful cover reaction (shown below) that had me rolling. The first sentence made me feel a bit like a celebrity. She knows who I am, probably watches my videos, and is excited about something I'm doing! Woohoo! The middle section made me smile. She loves my cover!!! Woohoo again!


Then I read the final sentence and nearly died. I felt like it was a threat lol. Like she was standing before me, bubbly and gushing over my cover, then suddenly she whips out a knife and issues that simple warning.

Do not worry, Geisha Cielos (loquaciousreaders), I have zero intention of ever changing that cover. I love it too :)

If you guys are as excited as Geisha and I are about this book, you should consider checking out the book's publication campaign-- Only 17 days left! Read the first two chapters OR pre-order yourself a copy!

To keep myself on track with my goals this year, I thought it would be wise to share my planned releases. It's out there and I can't take it back, which is that much of a reason to keep working hard.
The Beast On Goodreads: http://bit.ly/17WVJ6t

By the by, I recently bought a FlipHD off ebay. It's used and won't be here for another week or so, BUT I plan to use it for daily vlogs on my personal youtube channel. I've never done daily vlogs, so I have no idea how I will take to it. I can assure you that the videos will be completely different from what ends up on my main channel and won't be book related. I mean, I'll talk about books some but mostly it will be about what's going on in my life, including writing.

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The Beast: http://bit.ly/17B6J90
Unpurchased: http://bit.ly/1c6inKq
The Jungle Cure: http://bit.ly/SdeMwJ

CAN'T SEE THE VIDEO? WATCH IT ON YOUTUBE!

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Main YouTube Review Channel: http://bit.ly/1ag5dGm
Personal YouTube Vlog Channel: http://bit.ly/14IH76t
Website & Blog: http://lindsaymead.blogspot.com/
Twitter: http://twitter.com/Lindsay_Mead
Google+: http://bit.ly/qmtx7P
Instagram: http://bit.ly/M9agTT
Goodreads: http://bit.ly/lU0rlI
Business Inquiries & Review Requests email: exaulta@hotmail.com

Music provided by Royalty Free Music

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As mentioned in this video, some of these books were sent to me for review and some were purchased with my own money. I was not paid to review or mention them. Receiving review copies does not influence my review, all opinions in my reviews are my own.

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It's blooper time! I know that this is the time of year that so many of you look forward to-- A time when I get to make an ass out of myself lol. I hope you enjoy :)

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2012 Compilation: http://bit.ly/1ltZXEG
2011 Compilation: http://bit.ly/1chNXk4

Watch video on YouTube: http://bit.ly/JFFmkl
---- MY BOOKS ---
The Beast: http://bit.ly/17B6J90
The Unpurchased: http://bit.ly/1c6inKq
The Jungle Cure: http://bit.ly/SdeM

---- MY LINKS ---
Main YouTube Review Channel: http://bit.ly/1ag5dGm
Personal YouTube Vlog Channel: http://bit.ly/14IH76t
Website & Blog: http://lindsaymead.blogspot.com/
Twitter: http://twitter.com/Lindsay_Mead
Google+: http://bit.ly/qmtx7P
Goodreads: http://bit.ly/lU0rlI
Facebook: http://on.fb.me/gtIx9a
Business Inquiries & Review Requests email: exaulta@hotmail.com

Music provided by Royalty Free Music & Kevin MacLeod

Human Beat by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0
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---- DISCLAIMER ---
Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for fair use for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use

---- FTC DISCLAIMER ---
As mentioned in this video, some of these books were sent to me for review and some were purchased with my own money. I was not paid to review or mention them. Receiving review copies does not influence my review, all opinions in my reviews are my own.

SYNOPSIS: Far into the future, the world is different. The climate changes and North America is a jungle. Thousands of years of evolution make everything stronger, faster, bigger, and deadlier. The Human population dwindles to only a few known tribes. At the bottom of the food chain, their extinction is near.

Sky lives alone with her father and hasn't seen another human in four Rain Seasons. Danger lurks in every shadow, but hunger drives them far from the safety of their nest to hunt. Though life is never certain or secure in the jungle, on this night Sky will have to fight like never before.

WHAT IS THIS FOR? This short story has been entered into a contest for a chance to win a spot in the Defy The Dark Anthology. The contest ends September 1st. The story is based on another book that I am currently working on, and hope to someday (soon) publish. I would greatly appreciate anyone who takes the time to read the short story and leave their feedback. The contest is not dependent on "likes" or anything of that nature, but it would still mean a lot to me.

      So, I'm a writer. You know that. 

     Coming up with ideas is easy. Just take a look at my 'My Books' page; I've got ideas coming out the wazoo. Even when I tell myself that I wont be coming up with any more book ideas, BAM! a new one hits me and it's just too tantalizing to walk away from.
      Heck, it's not even the writing part that's hard. It's the sitting down and starting to write part that's hard. If you look at the top of this blog,